Transfers

[PhatMack19]

Former 5 star LB from Plano is transferring from Ohio St to be closer to his sick father. Would be a huge get for any local team. I guess it depends on how close he needs to be to his dad.


http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2014/2/9/5396006/report-ohio-state-lb-mike-mitchell-to-transfer

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

wow

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Baylor and TCU needs LBs..........should be interesting.

[BobcatDis]

Texas State could use a LB also

[UTfanatic]

lol..........everyone needs lbs..........................lol

 

HOOKEM

[NorthoftheBorder]

He will probably sit a year and go to a BCS school here in Texas.

[Peppermint Patty]

He will probably sit a year and go to a BCS school here in Texas.

 

If he is having to transfer to be closer to a sick parent, he could receive a waiver from the NCAA and play D1 next season.

 

Family Hardship Waivers

Family hardship waivers are some of the most common and most controversial waivers decided by the NCAA. The reason it is so controversial is many student-athletes in football and basketball request these waivers, and whether one is granted or denied can seem inconsistent.

The key thing to remember is that a student-athlete is arguing that the best thing for the athlete and his or her family is to allow the athlete to play immediately and that the athlete needs to transfer to assist with an ill or injured family member. The NCAA measures this in three areas.

• Nature of the injury or illness: The injury or illness should be life-threatening and involve an immediate family member (parent, legal guardian, or sibling). Waivers that are denied typically involve an extended family member (aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc.) unless that family member raised the student-athlete.
• Student-athlete’s responsibilities related to the care of the family member: The more involved the student-athlete is in the day-to-day care for the family member, the more likely the waiver is to be granted.
• Chronology of events: Waivers are more likely to be granted if something changed that prompted the student-athlete’s transfer like a diagnosis, the actual injury, or a worsening condition. Waivers are less likely to be granted if a family member has been ill or injured for a while, and nothing changed that require the student-athlete to transfer.

When requesting the waiver, the school must submit at least three sets of information, much of which will come from the student-athlete or his or her family:

• Documentation from the doctor who diagnosed the family member;
• Documentation from the doctor who is currently treating the family member; and
• A letter from the student-athlete explaining the need for a waiver.

These documentation standards can be hefty. Medical documentation typically includes both a letter from the doctor and medical documents like charts, treatment orders, and prescriptions

[Peppermint Patty]

The NCAA Transfer rules are total BS.

 

Transfer requests should be decided on a "case by case" basis. There should not be any "blanket" rules that lump players who take care of their business in the classroom and on the field with those that fail classes and get in trouble off the field.

 

The system sucks!

 

I'll be happy to provide anyone with information on the transfer rules and U of H baseball in general.